Subasta Bidspirit | English pocket watch ”George Prior”

English pocket watch ”George Prior” for the Turkish - Watch with a glass cover made of 925 English silver. White dial signed George Prior / London with black Turkish Ottoman numerals to indicate the hours. Spear-shaped gilt silver needles. With an embossed silver outer case and lined with velvet. The decoration consists of floral and plant motifs. It presents a kind of protective case made of tortoiseshell mounted in silver and another silver box lined with velvet that covers the watch. With silver chain and key. Case diameter: 82 mm; Sleeve diameter: 70 mm; Watch diameter: 66 mm approx. Weight of outer case: 54 g; Total weight: 294.4 g; Watch weight: 112 g In operation. Provenance: Private collection Turkey Meltem Karabeyoglu. Summary: George Prior was in the late 18th centuries and 20thIX an English watchmaker well known in the foreign market. He was one of the leading watchmaking craftsmen working for Ottoman royalty and high society. These types of watches have an aesthetic associated with the oriental. He was one of the leading watchmaking craftsmen working for Ottoman royalty and high society. These types of watches have an aesthetic associated with the oriental. He was one of the leading watchmaking craftsmen working for Ottoman royalty and high society. These types of watches have an aesthetic associated with the oriental.